Severe weather injures 10 in Virginia Beach

Jul. 11, 2014
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USA TODAY Your Take contributor John Kupfer says he shot this photo two blocks from the Virginia Beach oceanfront. Despite the damage, nobody was hurt at this location, he says. / John Kupfer, Your Take

Of the injured, six were transported to the hospital, Virginia Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Amy Valdez said.

Two people are in critical condition, but their injuries are not considered life-threatening, according to Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital spokesman Dale Gauding.

Sentara deployed its mass casualty team to the oceanfront to help treat and transport patients affected by the storm.

Valdez said the storm came through Thursday afternoon and caused extensive damage throughout the city near the coast. Valdez says multiple homes were damaged, power poles were knocked down and a church had its steeple knocked down. She says windows at some oceanfront hotels and businesses were also blown out.

The storm also caused street flooding in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, making some roads impassable.

Dominion Virginia Power reported more than 5,000 customers were without power in southeastern Virginia late Thursday, with about 3,700 of those in Virginia Beach.